Sunday, December 28, 2014

2014 has been a great year, with
some great products. Not all are award
winners. Our awards comprise of Value,
Recommended, Highly Recommended, and our highest one being the Editor's Choice
Award. This is to honor the best that
has come across my desk this year in 2014.
Here are the recipients of this years 2014 Editor's Choice Awards, along with links to the review.

2014 has been a great year. I love seeing great products come together
with the realization of what the manufacturer envisioned come together and end
up in reality being a great product. Thanks
goes to the manufacturers for making these great products, and thanks also to
all our readers. I look forward to 2015,
and seeing more great products. Here's
to what 2015 has to bring, and a Happy New Year to all!

Sunday, December 21, 2014

After the holidays many of us will look at the scales, or
maybe not want to. Many New Year’s resolutions involve getting into shape or
losing some weight somehow. A product that will help someone get there could be
the perfect gift. Enter the Sigma Rox 10.0 GPS.

The Sigma Rox 10.0 GPS is a top of the line product and it
showed. It came packaged in a very good looking printed box, with photos and
features listed for the Rox 10.0. The box was layered with the Rox 10.0, and
all of the accessories. After opening the box you see the main unit. Pulling
that out, you then see the main unit. Pulling that out, you then see all the
sensors for the speed, cadence, and heart rate monitor. Pull out that divider
and now you see all the accessories to mount all the components, as well as a
quick start guide and product key for the software.

The quality of the product was excellent. The product and
accessories was mostly made of plastic. The materials used were of very good
quality. The fit and finish was also excellent. Being a bike computer, it is
designed to endure the outdoor environment. So in case you find yourself in a
downpour, the Rox 10.0 GPS is water proof. All of the buttons are
tightly sealed. I could tell it is a top of the line product and it shows. I
also liked the fact it uses an internal rechargeable battery.

Saying that the Sigma Rox 10.0 GPS is loaded with features
doesn’t seem to describe it enough. It has all the standard features you would
find on a bike computer, and then some. These extra features are functions like
heart rate functions, temperature, power, altitude, uphill, downhill, status,
navigation, favorite, and lap functions. You can pretty much do it all with the
Sigma Rox 10.0 GPS. In addition to the standard bike functions, you can measure
things like temperature, heart rate, uphill and downhill climbs and descents,
lap times, etc. And with the GPS function you can make sure you stay on course.

The Sigma Rox 10.0 GPS also includes use of the Sigma Data
Center 4. Through the Data Center you can track your training sessions and
statistics. It also helps to manage your route and download that to the bike
computer, through the micro USB cable. Do you have multiple bikes? Not a
problem. It can handle up to 3.

Installing the Rox 10.0 GPS was very simple. I really liked
all of the mounting options, with the included hardware. For example, plastic
zip ties were included to securely mount the computer and sensors. But if you
want to use multiple bikes, they included thick round rubber bands, to make it easy
to move from one bike to the next. The instructions for the installation, with
their pictures was extremely handy, easy to follow, and make the installation a
breeze!

As I have come to know with Sigma products, they perform as expected
and without a hitch. It was just a matter of mounting the computer, the sensors
and securing the heart rate monitor around my check. Once on the bike,
everything synched together rather quickly. I really liked having the altimeter
and temperature reading, which really added an additional dimension to
workouts. And of course being able to track everything on my computer was very
cool. Then there is the added ability to be able to manage your routs with the
built in GPS! The Sigma Rox 10.0 GPS is a product I can see would be a bit
larger of a display and with color for the GPS.

The Sigma ROX 10.0 GPS is a product I can’t see anyone being
anything but amazed at what it can do. The functionality you receive truly is
the top of the line. Add in the fact that it also has GPs built-in, and the
Sigma ROX 10.0 GPs is a game changer. Based on it’s design, features, quality
and performance the Sigma Rox 10.0 GPs has earned our Editor’s Choice Award.
For more info and complete specs check out their website at www.sigmasport.com.